A powerful minister of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 71 Why do you only tutor me?

"That's fine if you think so."

Although Song Xuan was listening to Zhang Kang's answer, his ears were also listening to the hawking of passers-by below.

He has now adapted to life in the Song Dynasty.

Apart from not being able to use high-tech products, some basic life of the Song people was not much different from now.

But when it comes to education, medical care, and taste enjoyment, there is no comparison, but you can still order takeout.

Zhang Kang also took a sip of the cold drink:
"Shi Er Lang, you know, my brother passed the imperial examination and it just so happened that I passed too."

Bao Zheng, who had been looking at the manuscript, suddenly looked up. What happened?

Two Jinshi in one family.

The ancestors’ graves must be smoking!

"I happen to be able to teach you a thing or two about this path. I'm free today, so if you have any questions, feel free to ask me, Twelve Lang."

After Zhang Kang finished speaking, Bao Zheng's face showed confusion again.

The high-ranking officials in Yingtian Prefecture are all idle, so why would they take the initiative to give special lessons to two students from the countryside?

Song Tongpan gave Zhang Fangping special treatment, and Zhang Tuiguan said that he wanted to give special treatment to everyone, but actually from his tone, it was entirely because of Song Xuan.

Are all officials in Yingtian Prefecture so close to students?

It shouldn’t be!

My father never mentioned this to me.

They are all very aloof.

After all, Bao Zheng's father retired in Yingtian Prefecture.

Just now, Bao Zheng had been immersed in the strategies of Song Xuan and Zhang Fangping, which made him deeply feel that hard work is nothing compared to talent!
Yes.

These two people are extremely talented, like a rough diamond.

A little polish can make you famous!

Therefore, it is normal for these local officials to come and make friends.

Just like himself, he was also treated well by Liu Chen in Luzhou.

"Hahaha." Song Xuan quickly pushed his manuscript over:

"Having Zhang Tuiguan helping me is like adding wings to a tiger!"

Zhang Kang felt relieved.

He knew that Song Xuan was a genius, especially that this boy knew how to behave, and he did not brazenly say that it was unnecessary.

In addition to having a good impression of Song Xuan, Zhang Kang could also help him in his career.

The bird-shaped jade pendant of Prefect Yan was hanging around Song Xuan's waist.

This means that this boy has already been recognized by Prime Minister Yan, and he may be able to rise rapidly in the court in the future.

We are all smart people, and there is no need to explain some things too thoroughly.

You help me, I'll help you.

Win-win.

Then Zhang Kang looked at Song Xuan's policy paper manuscript and frowned.

This boy's paper is neat and his handwriting is quite beautiful.

Of course, it will be copied in handwriting and with a cover name, so it won’t show any advantages.

These were all progressive measures in the imperial examination, and Zhang Kang had come at the right time.

Many examiners would make mistakes in judgment. For example, Zheng Xie was hated by an examiner, and when he found an essay that looked like his, he deliberately dismissed him. As a result, Zheng Xie became the top scorer in the imperial examination.

Su Shi also wanted his disciple to pass the imperial examination, so he judged that the essay was written by his disciple and ranked it first. However, his disciple failed the exam.

These examples are all improvements in preventing examiners from taking the imperial examinations.

Zhang Kang looked at Song Xuan's policy proposal and thought, this shouldn't be the case.

The arguments and evidence he wrote were all quite appropriate, and Zhang Kang couldn't see any problems at first.

"This article might have been written by Shi Erlang with great care, so there are no flaws. Let's read the next one." Zhang Kang changed the page himself, read it carefully, and then his brows raised again.

"No."

Why does he have so many arguments in each of his policy papers? Song Shier has never been taught by a famous teacher, so how can he know all of them?
Some of the issues are more appropriate than those I have dealt with as an official, and the suggestions I write are extremely appropriate.

After finishing reading it all, Zhang Kang put down the manuscript in his hand:
"The more I look at the name Twelve Lang, the more I like it."

Bao Zheng: ???
There are two Jinshi in one family, smoke rising from their ancestral graves, and they are Jinshi who fought their way through thousands of troops. After reading Shi Erlang's policy paper, they only praised his beautiful handwriting?
It doesn’t make sense!

Didn’t you just say you wanted some advice?

Why are you not saying a word and acting so reserved?

Song Xuan looked at Zhang Kang with anticipation, wanting to find out what he had missed and hear what he would say next.

But Zhang Kang picked up Zhang Fangping's manuscript and said, "Let me see what you wrote."

Zhang Fangping: ???

Song Xuan understood that they had to watch everything before making a judgment together.

Also.

Song Xuan has been experiencing exams since he was a child, and teachers always graded the papers collectively.

Looking at Zhang Fangping's manuscript, Zhang Kang's brows relaxed a little.

His writing is good, but it's still a little immature and needs more practice. It's not a big problem. Besides, there are Song Shou's comments, and all the necessary points have been made. There is no need for me to add unnecessary details.

Finally, Zhang Kang looked at the manuscript written by Bao Zheng with a smile on his face.

Finally, it’s fucking perfect!
This should be the normal level for students who are not taking the imperial examination.

Otherwise, if Shi Erlang sees this, he might think that there is something fishy about my Zhang family having two Jinshi scholars in their family, and look down on me!

Then Zhang Kang gained confidence and attacked Bao Zheng.

Bao Zheng: ???
We just agreed that you would comment on the three of us, but you only commented on me, right?
Although Bao Zheng knew that there was a big gap between him and the two local academic geniuses in front of him.

But I didn’t expect the gap to be so big!
Although Zhang Kang was very enthusiastic towards him, and a little too enthusiastic.

Maybe she came to him to find confidence.

But Bao Zheng couldn't complain about the local officials being impolite.

Why do you want to tutor me alone?
You are obviously here to tutor Song Xuan, don't put the cart before the horse.

Bao Zheng was also a scholarly genius in Luzhou. Many local students looked up to him, and he also received close guidance from the highest local officials.

However, after he arrived in Henan, he had not yet taken the entrance examination. When he was reviewing his lessons, he found it hard to accept that he was actually a "poor student" who needed special attention.

Faced with Bao Zheng’s dilemma, Zhang Fangping said: The three of us are together, guess who is not a child prodigy?
Song Xuan silently took his manuscript. Was what he wrote too radical?

Zhang Kang didn't know Bao Zheng's background, so there were some things he couldn't say in front of him.

Especially now that he is holding Bao Zheng's manuscript and criticizing it non-stop, I guess he wants to get rid of him and ask him to go back and revise it.

Song Xuan looked at his policy paper and thought that he would have to write his arguments more conservatively in future exams.

One is that I feel that what I wrote was too radical, and I will have to pretend to stand on the conservative side in the future.

One reason was that he felt that he had nothing to offer Song Xuan, so he might as well give some advice to this new, dark-faced boy.

Come anyway.

Bao Zheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and listened to Zhang Kang's advice.

He had to admit that many of Zhang Kang's opinions were very helpful to him.

Such good advice. If Song Twelve hadn't generously invited me, I'm afraid I wouldn't have had this opportunity.

Ordinary students cannot have it even if they want to.

Bao Zheng cursed himself in his heart.

Isn't the purpose of studying abroad to broaden your horizons?

When you meet someone who is better than you, you should learn to accept him and learn from his strengths.

This way the trip won’t be in vain!
(End of this chapter)